I had unwillingly allowed my daughter to attend this church (cult) with her new friends in Sackville, for my own reasons. I thought I would be open minded because there is nothing wrong with religion and to my surprise the people of this place have been BRAIN WASHING my child and filling her head with a bunch of bullshit, to the point where she has distanced herself from family and friends. These people are obsessed with my daughter and have only known her for a month or so, and to be quite honest it is disturbing.

The best part is these sons of bitches took it upon themselves to BAPTIZE my daughter without my knowledge or consent. Where the hell do these adults get off making decisions of this magnitude for someone else’s child? If this cult is so into God then maybe they should read the Bible: #5 of the ten commandments states, “Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” I guess this doesn’t apply to this FUCKED UP NO GOOD “we’re a family not a religion” cult. I am sure there are many people out there that know the place I am talking about. It is poisoning the minds of young people and they are taught that God is their boss and their parents, teachers or coaches can’t direct them in life, only God.
I am so sick of this horse shit. There needs to be something done to put a stop to these fuckups. To each their own but stay the fuck away from my child. You’re the only ones going to hell. If your child can’t be safe attending a church/youth group where are they safe? —Go to Hell

This article appears in Apr 14-20, 2011.

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  1. I think I know the “church” you are talking about. I have church going friends who had children who went there. Once they experienced what you described, they pulled their children out of there. That place isn’t a church.

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  2. I went to elementary school with some of the kids who went there and they be crazy, yo.

    Friend of mine tried to “recruit” me back when I was in grade 8 and started going on about how my current religion (catholicism — I’m non practicing) was a cult.

    HAHA.

    How old is your daughter, OP? The trademark of any cult is their unusual interest in someone so early on after meeting them.

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  3. You’ve probably already applied the old 20/20 hindsight and the “coulda, woulda, shouldas” to your situation OP so the question now is, can you pull her back? Best of luck.

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  7. Ah, to be a world free from religious claptrap. That ‘church’ is just a gathering of evangelical wingnuts who stick their collective flat heads up their poop shutes to avoid reality. It’s really hard for me to believe people actually fall for this idiotic snakeshit but since your daughter is young, it’s no great surprise. If you try to pull her away, she’ll only go back so keep your cool and, hopefully, she’ll see these Bible bozos for what they really are – vile destructors of families and individual free will.

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  8. “There is nothing wrong with religion.”

    Religion may seem benign on the surface, but in fact it has been, and will continue to be the cause of dissent throughout mankind. Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, etc and all their derivatives have one thing in common, they will all kill in defense of their ‘faith’ even though killing your fellow man is a sin. On the surface, belief in a common deity may seem innocent but when those in positions of power within religion seek to control masses of people, like OP’s daughter, one has to question just who’s interests are being served by the desire to include spirituality in one’s life.

    OP, since you are concerned about your daughter’s religious education, attending church with her would be the best way to ensure you are on the same page about what is acceptable. Religion should not be treated as a social event for kids or a sporting activity. It has the power to shape growing minds and if the message they are sending is contrary to what you want your daughter to receive, you need to be in a position to end it before it takes root in your daughter’s mind. By attending a church of your choosing, you and your daughter will get a chance to compare the differences between the two churches which could open a dialogue and thinking about the differences and similarities between all religions practised by mankind globally, not just the singleminded approach of one church in Sackville.

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  11. “If your child can’t be safe attending a church/youth group where are they safe?”

    I would argue that church is probably the most dangerous place for a kid, but that’s just me. My kids (if I ever become a dad) will never go near a church under my watch.

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  12. I’m glad my parents are not religous and didn’t raise me to be! I remember being so confused about religion though. My next door neighbour/bff’s family invited me to their church and my mother reluctantly let me go. I only went twice before she refused to let me go again and I just didn’t get it. I didn’t really even know who this Jesus character was, I just enjoyed playing with other kids. But I’m glad my mother stopped letting me go. I also remember getting asked on a number of occasions from other kids my age, what my religion was. I told them I didn’t have one and they would always say, “Everyone has to have a religion!” so then I would ask my mom what it was, again and she would say, again, “You don’t have one.” It was supa confusing to the young me haha. I thought, “Okay… someone is lying here…” I always felt kinda left out though as a kid, because my friends would talk about all the fun things they did at church and they never mentioned anything about Jesus or God, just the games they played, food they ate and trips they took. Those sneaky fuckers. A few years ago while I was still in Jr High I think, my friends (who are also uber not religious) invited me to this summer camp they were always talking about. They mentioned although it was wicked, it was a church camp but I said whatev and went anyway. I last 3 days before I called my dad to come get me. No zanks, I will not thank God with numerous BS songs for this food in front of me, I’ll thank my Dad who gave YOU money to give me this food. Of course I had to get stuck in the group with the only bible thumping girl. Most of the junior consellors there were all high most of the time and didn’t believe in any of that shit, but since we had God Girl in our group, we had to actually do the bible studies instead of just talking and walking in the woods. Oh, Hide and Go Find Jesus was a fun game though, haha. It was just reveresed Hide and Go Seek, where everyone would look for one hiding person. Lawl.

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  18. is that the one on the rock? if so, they teach not f the normal bible, but of the other one. how old is kid? do you let her go alone, why? if she is younger than 16, then you could be charged for parental neglect.
    but seriously, what the fuck are you teaching her at home, that is so far from what she may be learning there?
    i know these type of people, have for a number of years, and i see no wrong in them. at least they aren’t into fucking little boys, like the others are. and no, she won’t be whisked off to b.c., to marry some old guy.
    tha is just all so much horseshit. the mainstream church frowns on that. but that is still far better, than a bunch of religeous diddlers, fucking up your kid’s life.
    nyway, why don’t you go, and check it out. you might have fun, and might convert over yourself.

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  19. Why the hell are you letting your child join ANYTHING without checking it out first, whether a church, a club, an organization or anything else. It speaks volumes about your parenting skills and common sense.

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  20. kim, i watched about half of that video, and got digusted that these idiots make youe think. that if you don’t bow down, and worship, you will suffer an eternity of living misery. nice thing to teach young kids.
    and they wonder why no one really wants to go to churches anymore? hail satan, at least i know i will burn in hell, and not have to be a pussy in my life, and obey an invisible speghetti god, flying or not, old horns, is there for everyone of us. join the dark side people.

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  22. To Bro Tim, she did not allow her daughter to JOIN the church, she simply allowed her to attend some of the services with her friend. Not in a million years would most parents think that their child at the age of 15 could be so easily convinced and swayed to change her path and belief that her parents have instilled in her, unfortunately it seems this mother is one of the unlucky ones. I would not judge this woman because she allowed her child to attend some services with a family she thought she could trust, that is simply ignorant.

    I have heard many a story over the years about this Rock Church in Sackville, my husbands friends would tell stories of attending a service with a friend and then being taken away into a side hallway or staircase and be asked a million and one questions about their home life and who their parents were and what they did (etc). My husband himself was cornered and was made to feel very uncomfortable by one of the “leaders” of this church, thankfully my husband spoke up and told the fellow (in so many words) to go take a flying leap.

    This young impressionable girl has been taught to hide things from her parents and be dishonest not only to her family but to her friends and herself. How dare they, how dare ANYONE do that to this young girl. She is being taken advantage of and that in and of itself should be grounds for some sort of charges to be laid against this church.

    Yet another reason why I am a proud Atheist.

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  23. Oh man I am so getting a smoke on and going to a service some weekend. Who’s coming with ol’ New God Fat?

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  24. Attend, join, semantics. Sorry, it’s a parent’s job to check these things out. Whether a church or gymnastics, sports or any organization check it out and get involved. Yeah I know, a big order for some. Had she attended once with her daughter, she could have saved herself problems.

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  25. With a mouth and temper like that it’s no wonder she wanted to go somewhere other than home….I don’t know bout that church but you sound ghetto

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  27. I joined a Pentecostal church when I was eighteen (my own choice) and left when I was about 26. What they teach just isn’t true and by the time I was a mature adult, I figured it out and left. Now, I teach my daughter (who is still in elementary school) about religion and how it’s made up so she will be prepared when someone approaches her to consider their religion. It’s actually quite ridiculous when you think about it. When one of my zealot friends mumbles “praise god” I in turn mumble “praise Jack in the Beanstalk” just to remind them that I think they sound ridiculous and that the story about Jesus is a fairy tale. Remember folks, you gotta have details. Like this Easter I told my daughter that people believed Jesus died on the cross but Joseph of Armathea (spelling? too lazy to look it up) was a rich follower of Jesus and he bribed the soliders to take Jesus down off the cross and on the story goes (Jesus and Mary Magedaline..his love interest..took off to what is today Paris). So, the key is preparation. Educate your kids so they can’t be sucked in by religions. It would have saved me eight years of wasted time and tens of thousands of dollars in tithes (15% of income) that I paid to the church.

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  28. Very interesting post, LynneClaire – kudos to you for not brainwashing your child – I grew up strict Roman Catholic and I told my kids pretty much what you told yours. Religion and the Bible are simply man-made institutions that cater to the feeble-minded. I’d rather worship a nail gun than some bearded dude who may or may not have existed.

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  31. Wow. I feel sorry for so many of you. How lonley it must be to not believe in something. And to Life Sucks. Well your name says it all. I don’t go to church but I did when I was little and I am glad I did. I went to Rock Church and it was fine. Going to church and being raised by two amazing parents instilled the values I have today. Some people on here seem to be so blinded by the term “religion” that they lose sight of what is really important. Faith. Believing in something that is greater than yourself. It can be god, or whatever you believe. But believe in something. Without that, how can you believe in yourself and be happy in life?? Society and the media are paiting “religion” in a bad light and the masses are just accepting what they hear and following like sheep. I don’t think anyone is wrong to have an opinion, but I have noticed that people who are so anti god, they are the ones trying to force their beliefs on people. As for this mother, your child went to them. You should be asking yourself why?

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  33. I guess everyone – including the OP’s mother – forgot that, just a few months ago, a youth group leader for this very same church was arrested for having sex with a minor who was a member of his youth group.
    What’s the old saying? oh, right: you won’t find a pedophile volunteering at the old age home.

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  34. Dear Bean Soda are you referring to the Rock Church in Lower Sackville? If so I did not hear about this…scary and very disturbing!

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  35. ‘…Believing in something that is greater than yourself. It can be god, or whatever you believe. But believe in something. Without that, how can you believe in yourself and be happy in life??’

    I believe in myself, Halifaxgirl, with no help from some invisible old dude sitting on a cloud, and yes, I am happy despite believing in squat.

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  36. MattHalifax, I will do what I have to do to get my point across to these people. And there is nothing Ghetto about me, I am a hard working parent that cares about my child and will not stand back and have these people fill my daughters head with crap she doesn’t believe or understand. I find it funny how this Cult preys on young easily influenced kid and make then believe their family are outsiders unless they belong to this cult, give me a brake last time I check I brought her into this world and provided her with all she needs NOT GOD or this CULT. And last but not least I did a great job raising her she is a wonderful young lady that never started having Issues until she got sucked into this Cult. Thanks for your input 🙂

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  38. I’m not anti-god.. I’m just pro-truth and science. Because I am a rational person I can easily accept facts over fiction.

    “Wow. I feel sorry for so many of you. How lonley it must be to not believe in something. And to Life Sucks. Well your name says it all.”

    It’s people like HalifaxGirl that paint religion in a bad light. Looking down at someone because they are driven to seek for answers, truth and knowledge rather then accepting what the bible itself has depicted as an unloving, murderous and unjust god.. Not exactly a good way of preaching your case.

    Well we feel sorry for you, how lonely it must be to believe in a man in the sky, who seemingly doesn’t give a flying fuck.
    And if you truly have faith in him then you should follow your own religions rules and keep your opinion to yourself.

    “1 Timothy 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”

    And if you have disobedient children you should probably start stoning those little shits.

    “Faith –noun
    1.
    confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another’s ability.
    2.
    belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact. “

    In case you missed the important line there.
    belief that is not based on proof.
    belief that is not based on proof.

    Just sayin’

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  39. All anyone has is the here and now. Not the past, not the future but right fucking now.

    As for worship, praying to the Bee Beard of Charlie Sheen’s pubes might be a possibility but only if they use Peeps instead of communion wafers.

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  41. Belief or non-belief the lives of a rabbi and his followers endure, despite the power of Rome. They have endured persectuction and execution,and even having another major religion recognizing their leader, not as the Son of God but as one of the greatest prophets. That in itself is miraculous. Not to mention archeological evidence plus written evidence of His existence by the Romans. But I know it’s hard to believe but then again there are people out there that don’t believe humans walked on the moon.

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  44. Bean Soda…..actually the abuse you are talking of was at a church in Timberlea area not Lr Sackville

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